Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-21
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
ACT JANUARY so, 1874.


SEc. 13, As soon as the POLLS shall close, the
| officers of the election shall proceed to count
all the votes cast for each candidate voted
| for. and make n full return of the same in
| tTiplcate. with return sheet in addition, in
all of which the votes received by each can
ddate shall be given after his name first
! in words then in figures and shal! be sign
ed by all the said officers and by over eers, if
any, or if not 30 certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or
either OF them, shall write upon each OF
the returns his or their reason for not signing
or certifying them. Tho vote soon
counted. shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared from the window to the citizens pre-
sent, and brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made
and signed by the election offers as soon
as the votes are counted; and the same shall
be immediately posted upon the door of the
election house Tor information OF the public.
The triplicate returns shall he enclosed in
envelopes and be sealed in the presence OF
the officers, and one envelope, with the unseal-
ed return sheet given 10 the Judge, which
stall contain one list OF voters tally papers and
oath of officers, and another OF said envelopes
shall be given TO the minority inspector. All
judges living within twelve miles of the
Pruthonotary's Office, or within twenty -four
miles, If their residence be in a town, city
or village upon the line of railroad leading
to tho county seat, shall before two O'Clock
past meridian OF the day after the election
md all other Judges shall, before twelve
o'clock meridian Of the second day after the
election, deliver said return, together with
return sheet, To the prothonotaly Of the
court OF COMMON pleas OF the county, which
said return shall be filed. and the day and the
hour Of fling marked thereon AMI shall be
preserved by the prothonotary for public
inspection. AT twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, the prothonotary
4 hs. Of nl lang gha
the said returns 10 the said court. In coun-
ties where there Is no resident president
judge, tie associate judge shall perform the
dniies imposed upon the court OF common
pleas, which shall convene for said purpose;
the return presented by the prothol otary
shalt he opened by said court aud computed
by such of its officers and such sworn assis-
lants. as the court shall aTroint; IN the pres
euce OF the judge or Judges of said court, on
the return certified and
titicates of election issued under
the seal OF the court as Is now required to
be done by return judges; and the vote rs so
computed aud certified shall bc made matter
of record in said court. The sessions of said
court shal! be opened TO the public, aud in
case the returns of au election district shall be
missing when the returns are presented, or in
any case OF complaint Of a qualified elector
uuder oath, charging palpable fraId or mis-
take aud particularly specifying the alleged
ia apparent on the return. the court, shall ex-
anime the return and il, in the judgment Of
the court it shall be necessary to a Just re-
turn saii court shall issue summary process
against the election officers and overseers,
in any OF the election districts complained Of
to bring them forthwith into court, with all
election papers in their possession; and if pal
pable mistake or fraud shall he discovered, it
shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
necessary to enlighten the court. be corrected
By the court and so certified; but all al!ega
tions OF palpable fraud or mistake shall be
decided by the said court within three days
after the day the returns a:e brought into
court for computation, and the s1id inquiry
shall lie directed only to papable fraud or mis-
take, and shall not be deemed judicial adju-
dication to conclude any contest now or here
after to be provided by law. and the other Of
said tripcate returns shall be he placed in q
box and sealed up with the ballots. II any
OF the said judges shall himself be candidate
for any Office of any election he shall not sit
with the court, or act in counting tho returns
Of such election, and in such cases the other
judges, if any. shall act.
Given under my hand a. my Office at Butler,
this 9th day of October. in the year OF our
Lord, 1857, and in the 1l2th year OF the Inde-
pendence OF the United States OF North
America,
PET ER KRAMER,
Sheriff of Butler County.